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If you're on twitch now is a good time to leave or change your password. Credible reports that the whole site, all code and databases has been leaked (125Gb compressed, freely accessible).

They're not sure if passwords are included, but I wouldn't gamble on it.

My Twitch password is unique to Twitch. If I change it, surely the new one is just as liable to be hacked?

I've set up 2FA anyway.

Leaving twitch is a bit extreme, where else am I going to find hot tub streams?!

Jobbo wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 2:32 pm My Twitch password is unique to Twitch. If I change it, surely the new one is just as liable to be hacked?

I've set up 2FA anyway.

If the leak contains the encrypted passwords (not confirmed), then they could be broken. If the hackers are still in the systems, then changing the password is unlikely to make much of a difference.

Good that you're using a unique password and 2FA, that at least minimises the potential damage.

What is Twitch??

McSwede wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:54 pm What is Twitch??

It's a video site where you can do birdwatching.

Beany wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 5:07 pm

McSwede wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:54 pm What is Twitch??

It's a video site where you can do birdwatching.

Cool. Birds of a feather flock together!

I just received a text message from Twitch with a verification code. Interesting; I hadn't tried to log in though I did so before posting earlier.

McSwede wrote: Wed Oct 06, 2021 4:54 pm What is Twitch??

Ah, it’s not just me then!

https://m.twitch.tv/directory/game/Poo ... %20Beaches

I’d say it’s nsfw.